IMO, it is very unlikely that the cars that you saw are original GT40s. I have been "into" GT40s for over 40 years and owned my original Mk I #P1040 for 27 years. While new information does surface from time to time, it most often is about minor details. The ownership histories and racing careers (of those GT40s that were raced) of virtually every original GT40 have been well documented by Ronnie Spain, John Allen, Trevor Legate (their books on GT40s can be found at Amazon and used book web sites) as well as others. Although I don't have my GT40 reference material here at the office, the only 1-2-3 GT40 finish that I can recall was 1966 Le Mans with chassis numbers 1046, 1015, and 1016 (I believe), all big-block Mk IIs. Each of those cars is owned by a different individual today. Potomac is not too far from where I am in Annapolis. Send me a PM and we can get together. I have about every book ever written about GT40s.
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